Archive for March, 2017

Budy Resosudarmo and Chris Manning from the ANU Indonesia Project briefed the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Jakarta on 15 March 2017. They presented their findings on two topics, the first on labour market challenges and policies in an era of uncertainty and slower economic growth, […]

The Australian National University (ANU) Indonesia Project aims to encourage research on the Indonesia’s development society and, in the longer term, to expand the number of young researchers with a close familiarity with Indonesia. To this end, it has received a grant from DFAT to partial fund a full-time (postdoctoral) […]

Each year, the editors of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (BIES) make six recently published articles free to access online. Their selections for 2017 are below. Simply click on the titles to get started. Jokowi and the New Developmentalism Eve Warburton December 2016 (52.3) Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo […]

James Castle from CastleAsia group presented a seminar for the Indonesia Study Group today on Indonesia’s political economy, its prospects for growth and reform while there is a surge in sectarianism. This open seminar was attended by more than 50 people, consisting of academics, government officials, post graduate students and […]

The sometimes rocky Australia-Indonesia relations have been given a major shot in the arm with the meetings between Prime Minister Turnbull and President Joko Widodo the weekend before last – and again today. Australia’s relations with Indonesia are complex, broad-ranging and arguably more challenging than any of our major bilateral relationships. As […]

A special Indonesia Study Group seminar was held on 22 February 2017 to discuss the Jakarta gubernatorial election. The panel consists of Marcus Mietzner and Edward Aspinall, both from ANU, and chaired by Eve Warburton. This seminar discussed the results of the Jakarta gubernatorial elections on 15 February. It […]